Asheville tourism exec Kelly Miller to take tourism job in Tampa

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Press release here:

Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)  Executive Vice President and Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA)  Executive Director Kelly Miller resigned today to accept the position of president and CEO at Tampa Bay & Company, the official tourism promotion agency for that region.  Miller has been with the CVB, a department of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, since 1999.  

During his tenure, overnight leisure visitation increased from 2.3 to 3.32 million visitors annually and hotel sales grew 82 percent, from $93 to $169 million.

In 2001, Miller worked with the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority and tourism leaders to enact the first-of-its-kind Tourism Product Development Fund which dedicates one percent of the hotel room occupancy tax to capital projects in the community that can enhance the economy by driving additional overnight visits.   He served on the Asheville City Council from late 2008 through 2009 after being appointed to the seat vacated by the newly-elected Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones.  Most recently, he worked extensively with community leaders to launch the Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission which was critical to securing the return of the Southern Conference in 2012.

Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)  Executive Vice President and Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA)  Executive Director Kelly Miller resigned today to accept the position of president and CEO at Tampa Bay & Company, the official tourism promotion agency for that region.  Miller has been with the CVB, a department of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, since 1999.  During his tenure, overnight leisure visitation increased from 2.3 to 3.32 million visitors annually and hotel sales grew 82 percent, from $93 to $169 million.
In 2001, Miller worked with the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority and tourism leaders to enact the first-of-its-kind Tourism Product Development Fund which dedicates one percent of the hotel room occupancy tax to capital projects in the community that can enhance the economy by driving additional overnight visits.   He served on the Asheville City Council from late 2008 through 2009 after being appointed to the seat vacated by the newly-elected Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones.  Most recently, he worked extensively with community leaders to launch the Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission which was critical to securing the return of the Southern Conference in 2012.